Improvement in blacking-bottles



s; SJTNEWTON. Blacking-Bottle.

No. 208,758. Patented Oct. 8,1878.

PETERS PMDTn-l ITROGRAFHER, wAsHmG'mN. n C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN S. NEWTON, OF BINGHAMTON, NE? YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BLACKlNG-BOTTLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,758, dated October8, 1878; application filed September 28, 1877.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN S. NEWTON, of Binghamton, in the county ofBroome and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Blacking- Bottles; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to an improvement in the bottles or vessels whichare employed for holding liquid blacking and bronze, and from which saidblacking or bronze is usually withdrawn by means of a brush or sponge.

The object of the invention is to prevent the soiling of the outside ofthe vessel, or the hands of the one applying the blacking while it isbeing removed, which object is accomplished by so constructing thebottle that the brush or sponge shall be submitted to press urejustbefore it leaves the mouth of the bottle.

It is designed more especially as an im-' provement upon theconstructions shown in my Letters Patent No. 185,693, December 26 1876,and N 0. 193,025, July 10, 1877.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a bottle provided with my improvement.Fig. 2 is a detached view of the inner neck. Figs. 3 and 4 representmodifications of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the bottle; B, the neck; 0,the mouth, andD a cap, cover, or cork. E is a rod or wire extending fromthe cover D to, or nearly to, the bottom of the bottle, and carrying atits lower end a sponge or brush, F. I p

b is an inwardly-extending annular projection, whereby the neck 13 iscontracted at or near the point of its junction withthe body A.

1), Figs. 1 and 4, is?!) econd annular proj ection situated nearer tl Vpper end of neck B.

G is a coil of wire, whose ends are fastened or brought together in suchmanner as to form a continuous series of substantially verticalcorrugations, as shown in Fig. 2. It is inserted into the neck of thebottle by compressing it sufliciently to permit it to pass the rib orprojection 11, and is then sprung out between the projections or ribs 1)and b, which prevent its being drawn out or pushed in too far by theaction of the sponge or brush. The coils are by preference flattened, asshown at 9, Fig. 2, so as to form longer flutes or corrugations.

It will be readily seen that when the sponge F is withdrawn from thebottle it will be compressed in passing through the coil Gr, that thesurplus portion of the liquid will be thereby squeezed out, and thatsuch portion can readily return to the bottle through the spaces betweenthe wire coils.

Another method of employing a wire coil or spring for this purpose isshown in Figs. 3 and 4. In this case the wire Gr, without havin g itsends joined together, is inserted in such manner as to place the coilsin substantially horizontal positions, and form a continuous rib betweenthe projections b and I).

In order to hold the wire more firmly I turn its respective ends up anddown to fit more closely against the projections b and I). (See 9 Fig.3.)

In this application I do not claim, broadly, an inner removable neckadapted to form a ribbed or corrugated throat through which to draw thesponge, as I desire to present therefor a separate application, which Iam now preparing.

I'claim- A liquid-blacking bottle having a wire coil located within itsneck, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN S. NEWTON.

Witnesses:

JEROME DE WITT, MEEvELLoN It. HAYES.

